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H. G. GILLMOR.

RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21'. 1916.

Patented Sept. 30, 1919.

HORATIO G. GILLMOB, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

RAIL-ANCHOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 30, 1919.

Application filed May 27, 1916. Serial No. 100,380.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HORATIO G. GiLLMon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Anchors, of which the following is a specification, accompanied by drawings.

My invention relates to devices known as rail anchors, rail stays or anticree ers and one of its objects is to form a simp e device which will prevent the longitudinal move ment of the rails of railways.

A further object of the invention is to pro-- vide a pressure producing part which, while of ample strength to withstand all the stresses to which it is subjected, will have such a degree of elasticity or resilienc as will insure the tightness of the grip o the device under all conditions.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device which shall grip both sides of the rail base and both the edges thereof in a, manner to firmly hold the rail against creeping movement.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device which shall have an elficient grip upon the rail under all condi tions and which cannot be loosened or detached from the rail by a reverse movement of the rail, vibration, changes in temperature or other accidental causes.

One embodiment of the invention is shown in the ccompanyin drawing, in which Figures 1, 2 an 3 are, respectively, a plan view, a side elevation and an end view, showing the rail in section, of the device in operative position on the rail, a portion of which and of one of the ties upon which it is supported are shown. Fi 4 illustrates one of the positions assum by the parts when being applied to the rail and is an end view, showing the rail in section and one of the parts partly in section. Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing a part of the rail in section and one of the parts of the device in the osition in which it is before the second of tie parts is placed. Fig. 6 is a larger view of the spring or pressure producing clamp by which the parts are secured.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings A represents a rail having a base flange B of the usual type resting upon and supported by the tie C which is embedded in the ballast material and is a fixed part of the road-bed, while D is a transverse member engaging the base flange B and E is a sprin or pressure producing part which enga es -t e base flange B of the rail A at one si e of and above the rail base B and the transverse member D below the rail A. The member D is constructed with an arm or 'aw F and a longer arm or jaw Gr arrange to engage the upper surfaces of the rail base B at opposite sides of the rail and the member D is so constructed as to ermit it to be placed in position on the rail ase B by placing the arm G and the portion H of the member in engagement with one edge of the rail base B, raising the other end of the member D untll the arm F can, b transverse movement of the member D, be rought into full engagement with the upper surface of the base flan e B of the rail. The member D is provide with a rail base edge engaging shoulder or abutment I arranged to engage the edge of the rail base B at one side of the rail and another shoulder or abutment K arranged to engage the other edge of the rail base B. The shoulder or abutment K is beveled as at J, and the upper surface of the body portion of the transverse member D is warped; so that, with this member D in position upon the rail base B, before the other member, the part E, is placed and forced into position, the upper ace of the transverse member D will stand away from the bottom of the rail at L (Figs. 4 and 5); so that the shoulder K will, in the normal unstressed condition of the member D, be somewhat below the rail bottom. Upon the lower ortion of the member D at the end at w ich are the abutment K and the arm G and between the arm G and the abutment K there is formed the bearing surface M at each side of which are small shoulders N. The transverse member D is constructed with a tie abutment O and the arms F and G are stiliened b webs P and Q and the abutments or shou ders I and K are stiffened by webs or flanges R and S. The spring pressure producing part E is preferably made of rectangular steel curved at T so as to form surface U corresponding to the bearing surface M on the transverse member D and is also curved at V and provided with a long arm W.

The device is applied to the rail by lacing the member D with the arm G an the the member D draivs the portion ll engaging the upper surface and edge of the ;-Lil lea-Seat one siide a terwhicq], by turning the ifieihber I) titoii'g' i a sine angle, the arm 1* may be brought clear of the rail edge at the other side of the rail. Movement 1 the member I) transverse to the 'raiil 'wlll (lien b'rinig; it to he positioh illustrated in Figs. 4 mid "5 Wi-th the ul'l'ifl's l and G in engagement with the upper surfaces of the rah hast It at o 'ljoeite sides of the mil and the ahtitm'ent engaging one edge and "the abutment K about to engage the other of tlle 'lltil ha-Se B. The spriri pressure 'plefluehig member E is then pli'ifie with "the surface U an aging the bearing scrim M of the mem er D and moved ahgumrly ahoilt this hearing until tlleiirfh W engages the 'uppet corner of the railfha'se B illustrated in Fig. 4. From the position shown in this figure the spring IL hliiy be rotted 'to the final operative posi han shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 either by driving the s niiig F1 or preferably by the use of a .nitalwle wrench and the first effect m"- the torced angular movement of the part D is to cause the arm F to press down upon the iljip'er :infface of the base B of the rail iihd to press the upper portion 0' the body of the member D, adjacent the a utmcnt I, 'iipwh'idly against the bottom of the rail base B. As the part E is forced farther the trih G is pi-eeeanoivnwarm upon the ii' 156% serrate hf the rail hase 'B and the i'ss' Bro-llglitfuibn the body portion of war ed upper surhice 6f "the belly puree-"1i ef he member D 'iht the em bottom h'hd "forces the ii ht lit K intd'engagnie nt with the'edge (if the 'r'tiil "base B, the beveled pd-ttion J of the hbhtrheiit K 'ihsiires prbpei" ehgageitit'hi: {if the 'silo'litniefit itith the rail base edge hiid tends to r'ehse the rail to be Igripped hetiveen the two abutments I and The harping of the upper surface of the body c of tli men'iber' D distributes the pressure were Warfitl som with drait'rh hp into colitiit en the rail botto h, 'ahd 'causee the ember D it tam on the fail Base 13 over the whole hottoni with iipvtfti'd pressgre til tfmeilm. 6f which in 1 aspen apel the ht'sti estfentli ofth einht rialo which the in ntetjFD is coiifsti fi-iited. v p

] he orn'i fitting pressiireproduc- Tl 'jgive til is part 'retit esiliency,

d lithe euiee and th'e iive cohtri'b- 'iifin to t'hit, :iiifd \{vith the part E made of Ethic-ht steelthfe form of this an; will ptt it it fat-string aria wh tetail 'e- Mite 'shri p e it liilehein ro ted into OS IlLiO H and "to eiit '2; Qt 11 g iesshre than the rail 'and he 'IHhibei- This hind the form oi the mernb r D give he di ie'ts a when glee against tendencies to move forward (the direction referred to as forward is indicated bystlle arrowin Fig. 2 i

L hoiild the liill for any reason move in the reverse or backward direction it Will readil e seen that, even if the tie abutment O shouldbe held in the ballast, in any way, the part 1G will hold the device securely looked upon the rail so that it cannot be loosened and for any forward movement of the rail the engagement of the abutnlen't O with the tie will, with the device in operative position upon the rail, hold the rail against. such movement. (Jrenerally the gtip of the parts upon the rail base Whenthey are in their final operative position will be sutlicient to hold the rail securely against all tendency to creep, but should this not he the case and slight movement of the rail in relation to the meniber 1) occur it will be at once automatically checked by the slight angular movement of the part1) which is held at the hotto'n'i by the shoulders N, adjacent the bearing M on the member D, While the arm W will be carried forward by the rail base as the rail moves forward. Any tendenty of the rail to creep is thus self checked.

While I have described the invention as embodied in a preferred construction m'odi ficatio'ns might be made Without departing from the principles of the invention. Therefore I do not WlSll to be understood as limiting the invention to the particular construe tion, arrangement and "devices shown and described exce t so far as these limitations tire specifically set forth in certain of the clttilns herein.

I 'clhshn and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A rail ahchor comprising two rail gripping elementsyone of which is provided with means For engagin a fiiied portion of the road bed in opposition to the tendency of the rail to creep and one of which corn-prises a spring element Which engh'ges the rail base above and the other element below the rail base at ohe side'of the rail.

rhil anchor col-uprising two tail gin ping elements, one of which is formed ivit means fdreiigit giiig a fixed portion of the 'r'orid bed ih opposition to thetendehcy of the ran to eicf), and has Fa-i1 bottom enghging surfaties "which ate horrnhlly Warped, andone of, when chihprises an element bedringrown the to one 1 rail btt'se and'engag ihgthe other s1 menu o'd'rai v hold the vi 'affied enrhees into cohta'c't with the mill hottol'n.

3. Ah annsreper eomprisingg two riiil giipping elements, he of whibh is formed with a tie-abutting liahlgaahd ohe'of Whi'dh comprises a spiihg which eiiigagesyat one side of the fail, the upper surface of "the rail best and the lewer pan of the'end' er the other eleliie'n't and against the rail bottom.

'preeses the saihe lip edge of the rail base and one end of the "of the rail, a spring was ping pieces,

clamp engaging other member and clamps the rail between them.

5. A pressure producing part for anti creepers comprising a spring constructed from a rolled bar arranged to embrace one side of the rail base and one end of a rail bottom engaging element and to exert pres sure thereon.

6. A rail anchor comprising two rail gripone of which consists of an element embracing both sides of the base of the rail, and one of which comprises a pressure producing member which embraces one side of the rail base and said element and exerts pressure thereon, one of said elements being provided with a tie engaging flange. V

7. A device for preventing the creeping of rails comprising two rail gripping members, one of which is formed to engage a fixed portion of the road bed in opposition to the tendency of the rail to creep, one of which comprises a normally warped transverse element engaging the rail base at opposite sides of the rail, and the other a the rail base above and said element below the rail and pressing said warped transverse element up against the rail bottom.

8. A rail anchor comprising gaging and gripping elements, is formed with a tie-abutting flange, one of which consists of a member embracing both sides of the rail base, and the other being adapted to engage said member and to be forced into engagement with the rail base by angular movement about an axis below and between the edges of the rail base.

9; An anticreeper comprising two rail engaging and gripping parts, one consisting of, a part embracing the base of the rail and the other being elastic and adapted to engage said part below the rail and the rail base above the rail bottom.

10. device for preventing the creeping of rails comprising a spring adapted to embrace one side of the rail base, a part adapted to engage the rail base at the other side two rail enone of which of the rail and intervene between the rail bottom and said spring,

said part having a transverse portion which is initially twisted and means for engaging a tie.

111 A rail anchor comprising a transverse elementengaging the rail base at one side which engages said element below and the base of the rail above the bottom of the rail at the other side of the rail and tie engaging means attached to one of said elements.

12. An anticreeper comprising a normall warped transverse part engaging the rail ass at one side of the rail and a spring engaging the upper surface of the rail'base and said element at the other side of the rail and pressing said element up against the rall bottom, one of said elements being provided with a tie enga ing portion.

13. A pressure producing part for rail anchors constructed from a rolled bar having one end bent to form an arm adapted to engage the upper surface of the rail base and the other end bent to form a portion adapted to rotatably engage the rail base engaging element below the rail.

14. A rail stay comprising a resilient clamp engaging the upper side of the rail base at one side of the rail and an elastic transverse member which intervenes between said clamp and the rail bottom and embraces the other side of the rail base and is provided with means for engaging a fixed portion of the road-bed in opposition to the tendency of the rail to creep.

15. A rail anchor comprising a rail base embracing part formed with a tie-abutting flange and a spring member adapted to engage said part below and to be forced into engagement wlth the rail base above the transverse part constructed to embrace the rail base flange and provided with a tie abutment and a pressure producing member adapted to embrace the rail base and said transverse part at one side of the rail so as to put said resilient transverse part under tension.

17 An anticreeper comprising a rail embracing part formed with a tie abutting flange and a spring clamp adapted to engage said part below and the rail base above the rail bottom at one side of the rail and to be forced into position by transverse anlar movement of said spring clamp about said part transverse to the rail.

18. A rail anchor comprising a transverse element adapted to engage the rail bottom at one end and one side of said element and to stand normally out of contact with the rail bottom at the other end and the other side of said element, a pressure producing element adapted to engage said transverse element andthe upper surface of the rail base and draw said transverse element up into contact with the rail bottom and means adapted to engage a stationary portion of the road 1 9. An anticreeper comprising a part side of the rail base and with a tie-engaging flange and a spring adapted to engage said part and the upper surface of the rail base art ohe'side of the rail.

20. A rail anchor comprising a part arranged for transverse application below the rail base having at one end an arm arranged to engage the upper surface of the rail base and an abutment adapted to engagethevertical edge of the rail base at one side of the rail, an arm at the other end of said part extending around and engaging the upper surface of the other side of the rail base and a tie-engaging flange intermediate of the two arms and a spring adapted toenga c said part and the upper surface of the raid base at one side of the rail.

21. A rail stay comprising a transverse element having arms at the ends thereof adapted to engage the upper surfaces of the rail base at opposite sides of the rail and abutments adapted to engage opposite vertical ed es of the rail base and a tie abutment be Ween the ends of said element and a spring adapted to engage said element and the upper surface of the rail base at one side of the rail.

22. An anticreeper comprising a rail embracing part which engages upper surfaces of the rail base at opposite sides of the rail and is provided with a tie abutting portion and a pressure producing part adapted to engage said partbelow and the rail base above the rail bottom and to be forced into Jposition by transverse angular movement about said art.

23. A rail anchor comprising a ItI'ELIlS- verse part adapted to engage the rail bottom at one end and one side of said part and to stand normally out of contact with the rail bottom at the other endfand the other side of said part and provided with a tie abutment, and a pressure producing element adapted to engage said transverse part and the upper surface of the "rail base at one side of the rail and draw said trans verse part up into contact with the rail bottom. 7

24. In a rail anchor the combination of a member adapted to engage one side of a rail base, extend transversely under the rail in contact with the bottom of the rail base along oneedge and, in normal condi tion, out of contact with the bottom of the rail base along the other edge of said member, means engaging the upper surface of the rail base and said member operative to raise one corner of said member, whereby said member is subjected to a torsional strain and caused to exert upward pres sure upon the bottom and downward pressure upon the top of the rail base, and means adapted to engage a stationary portion of the road bed.

25'. A rail anchor comprising two rail gripping elements one ef which has arms engaging the upper surfaces of the rail base at opposite sides of the rail and is provided with means for engaging a fixed part of the road-bed in opposition to the tendency of the rail to creep and one comprising a clamp which engages the other element below and the rail base above the 'rail bottom and causes the film-HS of said other element to press down upon and the body of gaid element to press upward upon the rail 26; An anticreeper comprising rail gripping elementm one of which-has a tie abutment and portions engagingthe upper surface of the rail base at opposite sides of the rail, and one of which is a springwhich bears against the upper surface of the rail base and'athe other element and clamps the rail between said spring and said other element.

27. A rail anchor comprising an elastic transverse member which is normally twisted and a clamp embracing one end of said mei-nber and one side of the rail base so as to put said member under stress and draw the twisted transverse port-ion up into contact with the rail bottom, one of said parts being provided with a tie-abutting member.

28. 'An antioreeper comprising a warped transverse part having arms engaging the opposite surfaces of the upper Side of the rail base and a tie-engaging flange, and a spring embracing one end of said part and one side of the rail base so as to put-said warped part under stress and clamp the rail base between said part andsaid spring.

29. A rail anchor comprising a transverse piece having a warpedsurface adapted to be forced into contact with the flat surfiace of the "bottom of the rail and two arms adapted to engage the upper surfaces of the rail base atopposite sides of the rail and a clamp constructed so to engage the rail base and said transverse piece that rotation ofjsaid clamp transverse to the rail will put said [piece under stressand draw the warped surface up into contact with therail bottom.

30. An antic'reeper coinprisillg'a warmed transverse element having arms and -a bat ments adapted to engage the uppcrsunfaces of the rail 'base and the vertical edges of the rail base at opposite sides of the rail and a spring which em'braeesone end ofsaid element and one side of the rail base so as to put said element under stress, one of said elements being formed with a tie-abutting member.

31. In an anticreepingdevice for nails, the combination of a warpedrail engaging'and gripping element construeted to eng g -the top-and bottom off the base flange-0f the tail and a rail en'gaging device constructed to engage said element for drawing the wanped gurface thereof into contact with the rail ass.

32. A device for preventing the creeping of rails, comprising a rail embracing and clamping element arranged to engage the base flange at one side of the rail and to extend transversely beneath the rail with a downward twist and a part constructed to engage said element and the upper surface of the rail base at the other side thereof for efi'ectng the gripping action of the device and means a apted to engage a stationary portion of the road bed.

33. In an anticreeping device for rails, a tie engaging rail gripping element having a downward twist away from the rail base arranged for transverse disposition beneath the rail and a rail engaging device pivotally engaging said element for drawing the downwardly twisted element into contact with the rail bottom.

34. In a rail anchor, the combination of a resilient bar adapted to engage one edge of a rail and to extend under the rail base with a downward twist away from the rail base a part engaging the upper surface of the other edge of the rail base and said bar for securing said bar to the rail so as to put the bar under a torsional strain, and means adapted to engage a stationary portion of the road bed.

35. In a rail anchor, the combination of a resilient bar provided with an integrally formed jaw for engaging one edge of the rail base and adapted to extend under said rail base with a downward twist and a clamp engaging the other side of the rail base and said bar for securing said bar to the rail so as to put the bar under torsional strain.

36. In a rail anchor, the combination of two rail clamping elements, one of which comprises a member extending under the base of the rail transversely thereof with one edge in contact with the bottom of the rail base and having a downward inclination away from the bottom of the rail base toward the other edge of said member and one side of the rail, and means for effecting an operative engagement between said elements and the rail which subjects said member to a torsional strain upwardly toward the bottom of the rail base one of said elements being provided with means for engaging a tie in opposition to the tendency of the rail to creep.

37. An anticreeper comprising a member which clamps one side of the rail base and has a portion which extends under the rail transversely thereof and is normally warped downwardly away from the bottom of the rail base, a clamping element which clamps the other side of the rail base between said element and said member and causes the warped portion of said member to be strained and exert upward pressure which is distributed across the bottom of the rail base and means for engaging a fixed portion of the road bed.

of rails, comprising two rail gripping elements, one of which is formed with means for engaging a fixed portion of the roadbed in opposition to the tendency of the rail to creep and is provided with arms adapted to engage the upper surfaces of the rail base and abutments adapted to engage the opposite edges of the rail base, and one of which comprises an element bearing upon the rail base above and the other element below the rail bottom.

39. A rail anchor, comprising a warped transverse part having arms engaging the upper surfaces of the rail base and abutments engaging the opposite edges of the rail base, an element embracing one end of the said part and one side of the rail base so as to put said warped part'under strain and clamp the rail base between said part and said element and means adapted to engage a stationary portion of the road bed.

H. G. GILLMOR.

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38. A device for preventing the creeping 

